YouTube has introduced a new feature that allows creators to upload custom thumbnails for their Shorts videos, a tool that users have been requesting for a long time.
The feature is currently available only to creators enrolled in the YouTube Partner Program that will allow them to choose and upload their own thumbnail images for Shorts.
The update is expected to help creators attract more viewers by making their short videos more visually appealing.
YouTube has also enabled creators to edit the thumbnails of already published Shorts through YouTube Studio on desktop computers.
For users who are not part of the Partner Program, YouTube continues to offer three suggested frames from a video as thumbnail options on desktop, while mobile users can select any frame from their Shorts.
The company said the feature will gradually be rolled out to more users in the future.